Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-03-11

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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[01] FinMin Varoufakis to meet his French counterpart Sapin

[02] PM Tsipras and FinMin Varoufakis to Paris for an OECD meeting

[03] Parliamentary committees approve in principle humanitarian crisis bill

[01] FinMin Varoufakis to meet his French counterpart Sapin

The meeting is expected to take place at around 19.00, according to French ministry sources. However, the exact time has not yet been officially confirmed.

ECB president Mario Draghi and EU Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici are also in Paris.

Draghi has been invited to a working luncheon with French President Francois Hollande, at the Presidential Mansion. Sapin and Macron will also attend.

[02] PM Tsipras and FinMin Varoufakis to Paris for an OECD meeting

The prime minister is accompanied by Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, Minister of State Nikos Pappas and Alternate Minister for International Economic Relations Euclid Tsakalotos.

According to an OECD announcement, Tsipras will have a working meeting with Gurria and the other officials on Thursday morning. A press conference to the media will be held at 16.30 (Athens time).

Tsipras will also address a conference on "Greece's reform in a Europe that changes" at 17.00.

[03] Parliamentary committees approve in principle humanitarian crisis bill

SYRIZA, Independent Greeks, New Democracy, Golden Dawn and PASOK voted in favour of the bill, with Potami and communist KKE party voting "present." The parliament committees continue the debate on the articles of the bill, two of which are expected to undergo changes.

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